Iyalode Alaba Lawson retreats from social scene

BY now, socialite and Egba titled Chief Iyalode Alaba Lawson probably understands what Elizabeth 1, the 16th century English monarch meant when she told a delegation from the English Parliament thus: “ Good neighbours I have had, I have met with bad; and in trust I have found treason’. Having suffered betrayal by her friends, following a collapse building in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital the story of which was bandied around her.

The well celebrated Iyalode has since then tactically reduced her social engagements. Our dig into the latest development confirmed that Iyalode deliberately adopted the stance for now in order to attend to family members and personal business. Those close to her claimed that her dwindled show up in the public space has nothing to do with what mischief makers are spreading around but rather a function of no matter parties to attend.